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Rock  Island  County 

Agricultural  League 


^Adopted  at  Tfyck  Island, 
February  25th,  A.  T).  1916 


HEADQUARTERS 

COURT  HOUSE,  ROCK  ISLAND.  ILLINOIS 


By  -  Laws 


NAME. 

Section  1.  The  name  of  this  League  shall  be 
Rock  Island  County  Agricultural  League. 

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OBJECT. 

Section  1.  The  object  of  this  League  shall  be 
the  advancement  of  every  legitimate  interest  of 
argiculture  and  general  farm  husbandry  in  Rock 
Island  County,  and  to  foster  the  best  commercial, 
social  and  material  interests  of  the  county. 

MEMBERSHIP. 

Section  1.  Members. — The  membership  of  this 
League  shall  consist  of  all  persons  who  have  con¬ 
tributed  or  subscribed  $5.00  per  year  for  at  least 
three  years  toward  the  support  of  the  League,  and 
annual  dues  thereafter. 

Sec.  2.  Dues. — The  dues  of  this  League  shall  be 
Five  Dollars  ($5.00)  per  year,  payable  in  advance. 

Sec.  3.  All  members  twelve  months  delinquent 
in  the  payment  of  dues  shall  forfeit  all  right  to 
vote  in  any  meeting  of  this  League. 

OFFICERS. 

Section  1.  The  general  officers  of  this  League 
shall  be  President,  Vice-President,  Secretary, 
Treasurer  and  Board  of  Directors.  The  President, 
Vice-President,  Secretary  and  Treasurer  shall  be 
elected  from  the  membership  of  the  League  by 
the  Board  of  Directors  at  their  annual  meeting, 
and  shall  perform  the  duties  usually  performed 
by  such  officers. 

BOARD  OF  DIRECTORS. 

Section  1.  The  general  management  of  this 
League,  not  specially  reserved  to  or  exercised  by 
the  membership,  shall  be  vested  in  a  Board  of 
Directors,  consisting  of  one  Director  from  each 
township  of  the  county,  to  be  chosen  annually  by 
"/  the  members  of  the  League  from  each  township. 

MEETINGS. 

Section  1.  The  Board  shall  hold  its  annual 
meeting  on  the  second  Saturday  of  December  of 


each  year,  and  such  special  meetings  as  may  be 
called  by  the  President  or  any  three  members  of 
the  Board.  An  annual  meeting  of  the  League 
shall  be  held  at  the  time  hereafter  to  be  fixed,  and 
other  meetings  of  the  League  may  be  called  by  the 
Board,  Executive  Committee  or  by  twenty-five  (25) 
members  of  the  League. 

COMMITTEES. 

Section  1.  The  Board  shall,  at  its  annual  meet¬ 
ing,  choose  from  its  membership  an  Executive 
Committee  of  five  members,  of  which  the  Presi¬ 
dent  shall  be  ex-officio  a  member,  and  may  appoint 
such  other  standing  or  special  committees  as  it 
may  deem  necessary  and  proper. 

EXECUTIVE  COMMITTEE. 

Section  1.  The  Executive  Committee  shall  be 
vested  with  the  powers  of  the  Board  of  Directors, 
not  exercised  or  otherwise  directed  by  the  Board. 
Meetings  of  the  Committee  may  be  called  by  the 
President  or  a  majority  of  the  Committee. 

COUNTY  AGRICULTURIST. 

Section  1.  The  Executive  Committee  shall  have 
the  power,  by  and  with  the  consent  and  approval 
of  the  Board  of  Directors,  to  employ  a  County 
Agriculturist  and  other  employes. 

MISCELLANEOUS. 

All  elective  officers,  including  the  Executive  and 
all  standing  committees,  shall  hold  their  respective 
offices  for  one  year,  and  till  their  respective  suc¬ 
cessors  are  chosen. 

None  of  the  general  officers  or  members  of  com¬ 
mittees  of  the  League  shall  receive  any  salary,  pay 
or  other  emolument  for  their  services,  provided 
that  nothing  herein  contained  shall  be  held  to  pre¬ 
vent  the  payment  of  the  necessary  actual  expenses 
of  any  officer  or  committeeman  incurred  in  and 
about  the  business  of  the  League,  if  expressly 
authorized  by  the  Board  or  Executive  Committee. 

All  dues  and  other  funds  of  the  League  shall  be 
collected  by  the  Secretary,  and  at  once  by  him 
turned  over  to  the  Treasurer. 


The  Secretary  and  Treasurer  shall  give  such 
bonds  for  faithful  performance  of  duty  as  shall  be 
required  by  the  Board. 

No  monies  of  the  League  shall  be  paid  out  ex¬ 
cept  on  appropriate  written  orders,  signed  by  the 
President  and  Secretary  of  the  League,  and  appro¬ 
priate  vouchers  of  all  disbursements  shall  be  pre¬ 
served  by  the  Treasurer. 

The  Secretary,  Treasurer  and  County  Agricul¬ 
turist  shall  keep  appropriate  books,  as  prescribed 
by  the  Executive  Committee  or  Board.  All  general 
officers  and  the  County  Agriculturist  shall  make 
annual  written  reports  to  the  Board  at  its  annual 
meetings,  and  such  other  reports  as  are  required 
by  the  Board  or  Executive  Committee. 

This  League,  and  its  Board  and  Executive  Com¬ 
mittee,  in  its  behalf,  may  receive  donations  and 
legacies  to  further  its  objects;  and  the  Board  and 
Executive  Committee  are  authorized  to  take  all 
necessary  steps  to  procure  county,  state  and 
federal  co-operation,  aid  and  assistance. 

The  Board  shall  provide  a  suitable  office  or  head¬ 
quarters  of  the  League. 

These  by-laws  may  be  amended  at  any  regular 
or  called  meeting  of  the  League  by  a  majority  vote 
of  the  members  present,  and  may  be  amended  by 
a  two-thirds  vote  of  the  Board.  When  not  other¬ 
wise  expressly  provided,  Roberts’  Rules  of  Order 
shall  govern  the  deliberations  of  all  meetings  of 
the  League,  the  Board  and  all  its  committees. 

A  quorum  of  this  League  for  the  transaction  of 
business  shall  consist  of  twenty-five  (25)  mem¬ 
bers.  A  quorum  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  and  of 
all  committees,  shall  consist,  respectively,  of  a 
majority  thereof. 

If  deemed  necessary  or  advisable  by  the  Board, 
it  shall  have  the  right,  power  and  authority  to 
procure  the  incorporation  of  this  League  as  a  cor¬ 
poration  not  for  pecuniary  benefit  under  the  laws 
of  the  State  of  Illinois. 

The  Board  of  Directors  shall  have  the  right  and 
authority  to  fill  vacancies  in  any  office  of  the 
League. 

LIBRARY 

UNIVERSITY  0C  lll« 


First  Officers 


President — S.  L.  Woodburn,  Port  Byron,  Ill. 
Vice-President — Geo.  T.  Harris,  Edgington,  Ill. 
Treasurer — J.  L.  Vernon,  Rock  Island,  Ill. 
Secretary — Frank  T.  Shearman,  Reynolds,  Ill. 


EXECUTIVE  COMMITTEE 

E  M.  Bracker  C.  J.  Searle 

John  Eckhardt  W.  C.  Wilson 

Tom  Curtis 


DIRECTORS 

Andalusia — D.  L.  Parmenter 
Black  Hawk — L.  E.  Wilson 
Bowling — Tom  Curtis 
Buffalo  Prairie — John  Eckhardt 
Canoe  Creek — E.  M.  Bracker 
Coal  Valley — Henry  F.  Long 
Coe — C.  H.  Saddoris 
Cordova — C.  H.  Quick 
Drury — E.  D.  Morse 
Edgington — G.  T.  Harris 
Hampton — Albert  Bowles 
Moline — W.  C.  Wilson 
Port  Byron — F.  H.  Schafer 
Rock  Island — C.  J.  Searfe 
Rural — Thos.  Fitzpatrick 
South  Moline — Ted  Jamieson 
South  Rock  Island — Ed  Jens 
Zuma — Homer  Dailey 


